The Motherisk Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (NVP) Forum

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Question:
Hello,
I am expecting baby #7. I have used Unisom and B6 the last 3 pregnancies and it has successfully kept me out of the hospital. (I am from the USA and dont have access to diclectin)
My Drs. recommend one Unisom a day. I spoke with you all last pregnancy and wrote down the dosage of Unisom that is acceptable. I cannot find that paper and really need more than one per day! I would like to share this info. with my Drs. but want it to be correct information and not "I think"....
Can you help?
Is is up to 4 Unisom per day maximum with up to 50 milligrams of B6 maximum? I am also taking a general prenatal vitamin. I am 7 weeks along.
Thank you so much for any help or information you can give to me.

Answer:
Please discuss the following with your doctor. Our recommendation is 25 mg of Vitamin B6, three time a day, together with half of a Unisom tablet (doxylamine succinate), i.e., 12.5 mg three time a day. This information can be found in previous Q&A's for countries where Diclectin is not available. Your doctor may also wish to see the NVP treatment algorithm posted in our February 2002 Motherisk Update.

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